SITE REMEDIATION AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEWSLETTER
June 2012
No. 165
Table of Contents
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Funding Opportunity for Small Business Research on
Bioremediation, Monitoring Technologies
- EPA Offering Grants, Seeking Applicants for
Environmental Enforcement Training
- Housing Trend Toward City
Living Means More Site Remediation Business
- Oil, Gas Companies Made to Disclose Chemicals Used in
Fracking; Extraction Process Likely to Boost Demand for Site Remediation
SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGIES
- “Microsubmarine” for Use in Oil Spills, Removes
Hydrocarbon Droplets from Contaminated Water
- Lab-on-a-Chip Sensor for Monitoring Perchlorate in
Groundwater and Surface Water
- Researchers: Opal Can Be
Used to Sequester Uranium in Soil, Groundwater for Long-Term Storage
AROUND THE WORLD
- Canada - Federal Government Faces Environmental
Liabilities Estimated at $7.7 Billion, but Lacks Funds for Cleanup
- Canada – City of Nanaimo Urges Downtown Property
Owners to Help Identify Contaminated Sites
COMPANY NEWS
- FMC Corporation Launches Environmental Solutions
Division
- Free Training for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
to Compete for Cleanup Contracts
- Enviro-Equipment Inc. Expands its Environmental
Remediation Systems and Equipment Decommissioning Service Nationwide